Dene

Dene were motorcycles produced from 1903 to 1924 by J. R. Moore
in Haymarket, Newcastle-on-Tyne.

1903 Having left the Jesmond
Cycle Co, Moore then formed Dene and launched a machine using
a 3.5hp Fafnir engine, Chater-Lea
spring forks and direct-belt drive.

1906 Advancements were made and soon all-chain drive was in use, with a
Dene two-speed counter-shaft gear working on the elliptical principle
and with a clutch.

1908 A two-speed hub gear was patented.

1910 The machines had become typical of the era and were now fitted with
Precision engines, belt
drive and sprung forks. There was a gradual move from a three-speed rear
hub to a two-speed gearbox. Singles and V-twins were built.

1914 A two-stroke was produced.

1915 There was some production that year but the First World War then brought
manufacture to a halt.

1922 One model was listed. It had an 8hp JAP
engine, three-speed Sturmey-Archer
gearbox and all-chain drive.